{"product_id":"potlatch-mary-giraudo-beck-9780882408200","title":"Potlatch: Native Ceremony and Myth on the Northwest Coast","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the Northwest Coast Indians (Tlingit, Haida, and others), potlatches traditionally are lavish community gatherings marking important events, such as funerals or marriages. In celebrations that often last many days, sumptuous meals are served; legends about clans and ancestors are sung and enacted with dances, masks, costumes, and drums; totem poles are often raised; and gifts are presented to all guests. Through this custom, cultural ties are renewed and strengthened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing details from historical potlatches, and skillfully weaving in legends about animals and spirits revered by Natives--Raven, Grizzly Bear, Salmon, Frog--Mary Beck creates a compelling account of the potlatch ceremony and its place in a community's celebration of life, death, and continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Giraudo Beck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0882408208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780882408200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alaska Northwest Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Mary Giraudo Beck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047031861503,"sku":"9780882408200","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91f64f83-b4de-4159-ab3d-331776c43822.jpg?v=1684987879","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/potlatch-mary-giraudo-beck-9780882408200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}